LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 22, 2013

TO:	Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB217 by Alvarado (Relating to the types of beverages that may be sold to students on public school campuses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit school districts from selling, in elementary, middle, or junior high schools, beverages with added sweeteners, milk with more than one percent fat, or juices less than 100 percent juice. The bill has no direct fiscal implications for the Foundation School Program (FSP) or the operations of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) anticipates incurring minimal costs related to rulemaking and to distributing updated Texas Public School Nutrition Policy materials to schools. This estimate assumes the agency would be able to implement the provisions of the bill within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. There is a potential loss of revenue for some school districts that currently sell beverages that would be prohibited under the provisions of the bill.

Source Agencies:

551 Department of Agriculture, 701 Central Education Agency

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, JP, JBi, JSc